Wheel-rim.



` l. T. RONALD.

WHEEL RIM. APPLlcATloN Furn Mlm. 14, 191?! Paten-@ea July 17, 191.7.

` bmmx wheel-rims, of that class an example of- -useful Improvement in WheeLRims,

Jamas T. norman, or summa-WASHINGTON.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that JAMES T. ldormnincitif` zen ofthe United States, re siding at Seattle,

lin the countyof King r and State of Waslb' ington', have invented a certain new anx o which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in which ifs-disclosed .in United State-Letters Patent No.'1,203',134, granted to me October l 31, 19,16, for Wheel rim, and which are adapt- .d to' .be removably disposed tofsurround l Ithe "aellies of vehicle wheels, as` automobile wheels, and upon which wheel-rims Vmay be removably'mounted pneumatic tires of a ,common form; 'and the lobject ofA my inven-l f tion is .to p'royidc a metal wheel-rimlmadel lockiiigdevices that are adapted to be dis- 4POSkd releasably, to lock and maintain them of 'two separable flanged members which are vjoined one to the other by a telescopic joint and which are :Plovided with detachable in theit-- .joinedvrelation to vform a unitary Wheel-rim;

l .accomplish this, object by devices illusf tratedv inthe accompanying drawings where-l A'Figure-1' is a viewin side elevation of a segmentfof an automobile wheel provided with a wheellrim embodying'my invention;

Fig. 2 is yan enlarged view in radial section onbroken line 2, 2 of lFig. 1;

Fig. 3-is a view ofthe internal circular Vsuriace of a segmental portion of a wheelrim embodying my invention, showing one of itslocking devices disposedV to lock to- I gether its separable parts;

' Fig.4 sie a view'of the same in radial section onhroken line 4;, 4 of Fig. 3, showing 'the wheel-'rim with one member of said leaking 'de'vewmoved and gi- Fig 5 is a v'view in radial section on broken line 5, 5 of Fig. 1.

`Referringto the drawlngs, throughout which like reference numerals' indicate like parts,

bile wheel which is surrounded by a tightly ttingband 7 that is provided on one of its edges with a curved flange 8 which serves to engage'with, and support one ilanged lmembei of a wheel-rim whose -other lian'ged member 10 is joined to said member 9 by a telescopic jo1nt,'as shown 1n Figs. 2, 3, 4::

and 5,;said other member 10 being .engaged with and supported by a pluralityy 'of Specification of Letters Patent. appncauun med march 1a, 1917. serial No. 155,101.

..6 designates the felly of an automo- Patented .mit 1a, lait.

clamps, as the clamps 11, in a well known manner.

The clamps 11 are secured in tbelr'positions by bolts, as bolts '12, which extend through the felly 6, from one side to the. other side thereof, as shown more clearly lin Fig. 5, 4whereby the vwheel-rim, comprising the telescopically joined members 9 and 10is rigidly confined in its position to s urround t-he metal band 7, in a well known manner.

lAt each of equi-distant points around the inner circular surface of'the wheel-rim its Emembers 9 and 10 are each provided with integral lugs, as lugs 13 and 14, respectively, each being of semi-circular form in outline,

whichlugs 13 and 14 are so relatively disy posed with their straight side edges opposite each other, when the members 9 and 10 are telescopi'cally. joined, that there shall be space between said straight side edges as 1n- The inneifside surface of the link 15 and the cross-bar 16 register with eachother 'to bel in the same plane, while' the thickness of the bar 16 is much less ,than the thick- `ness of the link 15, thereby to provide room for a button 17 that is pivotally mounted on the outer side surface of the cross-'bar 16 at its central poi-nt, said button .17- being of, l

. such thickness that its outer side surface shall not .project outwardly beyond the end' surfaces of the lugs 13 and14 and the `outer side surface of the link 15, as indicated -V Fi 2. i

ghe straight side edgesof the'lugs 13 and 14e are each provided with a slot,.as slots 18 shown more clearly in Fig. 4C, which extends 'lengthwise thereof, and the opposite end por-v tions of the button 17 are of such thickness aswill'adapt them respectively to enter said slots 18in respo`n'se to a rotative movement of said button 17 thereby-to prevent the link 15 'from being `displaced from'its position with respect to' the llugs 13 and 14 and thus to maintain the members 9 and 10 in their telescopically joined relation luriif1gl-zi'ny4 time that the wheel-rim is .not mounted 1n its kiso' tive position on the band 7,

`bers 9 and 10 which may then be ically j oined'and' locked together by the links operative position on 'the metal band 7 of the :telly 6 of :a Wheel. u

` (bviously, the only useful purpose of the button 17 is to maintain the link 15 in its position Whenthe wheel-rim is dismounted, since if the wheel-rim be mounted on the band 7 thenfsaid link 15 cannot be displaced; i andflikewise .the chief function of the link arable members 9 and 10 that are telescopic` ally joined Aand provided with releasable locking devices like the lugs 13 and 14 and their associated link 15 and button 17, may be quickly dismounted from the band 7 of a wheel, its members separated by turning the buttons 17 and removing its links 15 Whereupon its pneumatic tire, as a tire 19 may be removed for repairs, (or to replace it with a new tire) which tire when repaired, or the new one, can then be mounted on the memtelescop- 15 and lugs 13and 14, whereupon the wheelrim with its pneumatic tire may be mounted in its operative position and there secured by the clamps 11 in an obvious manner.

` What I claim is:

1. A Wheel-rim of the class described, which comprises two separable Hanged bands joined one to the other by a telescopic joint; a plurality of lugs disposed to project from the inner circular surfas of both of said vbands at corresponding releasably to maintain theI points thereof, the l opposite ones of all of said lugs, each of said links having an integral cross-bar extendin r between its opposite side members an through the space between its associated lugs; and separate means for releasably maintaining; each of said links in its position to bind together its associated lugs, thereby integrity ot' lsaid telescopic joint.

2. A wheel-rim of the` class described, which embodies vtwo separable metal `bands united by a telescopic joint: a plurality of pairs o1 lugs projecting?r from the internal surface ot' said wheel-rim, one lugar of each of said pairs being spacedfrom the other thereof and disposed on a dilt'erent one of said metal bauds; a separate link removably disposed to encircle each of said pairs of lugs rigidly to unite the lugs-thereof, said link having an integral eross-bar extending between its opposite side members and through the' space between the adjacent lugs; and a' button pivotally mounted on thel cross-bar of said link in a position to adapt it to engage its'end portions with the adjacent lugs in response to a rotative movement otl it thereby" to maintain said link in its normal position rigidly to unite said lugs.

In Witness whereof. I hereunto subscribe my name this 5th day othlareh A. D.; 1917. 

